Head-to-head · 15 bouts
Tsurugamine Akio and Iwakaze Kakutaro have met 15 times in recorded sumo. Tsurugamine Akio leads 10–5.
Tsurugamine Akio has won with: frontal crush out (4), frontal force out (3), arm lock throw (1), backward pivot throw (1), under shoulder swing down (1).
Iwakaze Kakutaro has won with: frontal force out (4), frontal lift out (1).
| Tournament | Day | Winner | Technique | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1958 | Day 10 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal crush out | Maegashira 12 East vs Maegashira 5 West |
| September 1958 | Day 14 | Iwakaze Kakutaro | Frontal lift out | Maegashira 12 West vs Maegashira 10 West |
| January 1959 | Day 7 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal force out | Maegashira 10 West vs Maegashira 8 West |
| March 1959 | Day 12 | Iwakaze Kakutaro | Frontal force out | Maegashira 4 East vs Maegashira 8 West |
| September 1959 | Day 8 | Tsurugamine Akio | Arm lock throw | Maegashira 1 East vs Maegashira 1 West |
| May 1960 | Day 13 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal force out | Maegashira 2 East vs Maegashira 4 East |
| January 1961 | Day 1 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal crush out | Maegashira 3 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| March 1961 | Day 8 | Iwakaze Kakutaro | Frontal force out | Komusubi 2 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| May 1961 | Day 7 | Tsurugamine Akio | Backward pivot throw | Maegashira 3 East vs Sekiwake 1 West |
| July 1961 | Day 5 | Tsurugamine Akio | Under shoulder swing down | Sekiwake 1 East vs Maegashira 3 West |
| September 1961 | Day 6 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal crush out | Maegashira 1 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| November 1962 | Day 1 | Iwakaze Kakutaro | Frontal force out | Maegashira 1 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| July 1963 | Day 15 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal crush out | Komusubi 1 East vs Komusubi 1 West |
| September 1963 | Day 13 | Iwakaze Kakutaro | Frontal force out | Komusubi 1 East vs Maegashira 3 East |
| January 1965 | Day 4 | Tsurugamine Akio | Frontal force out | Maegashira 10 West vs Maegashira 9 West |
Every bout between the two that is in this database (March 1958 onwards). Technique names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN.